Nissan has announced to produce a 3-cylinder, 1-liter engine at the company’s powertrain plant, at Resende Industrial Complex in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil.
Nissan is investing R$100m ($37m) for the development of the new engine in its Brazilian plant which has also seen the addition of 25 professionals for the engine production, raising the headcount of the plant to more than 200 people.
The new 3-cylinder will join the assembly line with the 1.6-liter engine which has been produced at the Resende Industrial Complex since April 2014.
The engine will feature an aluminum block, 4 valves per cylinder and high-end technological features, which will make it one of the most energy efficient engines in Brazil with high performance and low CO2 emissions.
It will be capable of producing 76 horsepower and 98 Nm of torque and will be able to run on gas and ethanol.
The new engine is expected to be used in the Versa sedan which will also be manufactured at the Brazilian plant.
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said: "The production of a new 3-cylinder engine in Brazil demonstrates that Nissan is determined to boost its presence in the domestic market, with modern, innovative products made locally.
"Therefore, we increased the local content ratio of our products in order to further competitiveness."
